Would you recommend the Shure SE530?

I have a pair of SE110's, yet I want to go even better. Looking at reviews they are recommended, but I need more of a personal view of them and their reliability. If you don't like these, what would be a good alternate option.

I think I will get it since I talk a lot to friends, and don't want to take out my headphone, put it back in, let the foam get into shape, take it back out when someone wants to talk to me etc... Really tedious when doing this procedure day by day.

I've had my Shure SE110 for 10 months now, yet the wire hasn't broke yet :/
Luckily the SE530 do come with 2 years warranty, so I guess that's a bonus

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Yeah it doesn't seem to affect everyone . Shure are great at honouring their warranties. I've had my SE210s for less than a year and they're going back to be replaced for the third time. They usually start to split after a month even though I treat them with utmost care and always case them. I'm a bit bitter because for each warranty repair I end up being without my headphones for a week and it costs me ~$10 postage as I have to post them in . But as I said great headphones .

Yeah it doesn't seem to affect everyone . Shure are great at honouring their warranties. I've had my SE210s for less than a year and they're going back to be replaced for the third time. They usually start to split after a month even though I treat them with utmost care and always case them. I'm a bit bitter because for each warranty repair I end up being without my headphones for a week and it costs me ~$10 postage as I have to post them in . But as I said great headphones .

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Oh, I must be lucky then What about the UE triple fi 10? Are they better than the SE530, or are they quite evenly matched? For some reason, if I had to choose between those 2, my initial instinct would go to the Shures.

Oh, I must be lucky then What about the UE triple fi 10? Are they better than the SE530, or are they quite evenly matched? For some reason, if I had to choose between those 2, my initial instinct would go to the Shures.

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Depends on your personal preference. I for one think that the TF10 have better baseline SQ but their poor fit makes them impossible to wear.
Also, at suggested retail they are too expensive. At around 250-300 USD, the SE 530 are fairly priced.

Depends on your personal preference. I for one think that the TF10 have better baseline SQ but their poor fit makes them impossible to wear.
Also, at suggested retail they are too expensive. At around 250-300 USD, the SE 530 are fairly priced.

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I just purchased a pair from a company called stream line audio. They are a brick and mortar shop in Seattle that has a website saying they will meet or beat any price. I called up and they told me initially that they were selling them for $349. I asked them about the deal and they honored a price of $279 AND gave me free shipping. The key here is that they are a Shure authorized dealer. Other places online will sell you them for cheaper, but you might not be able to have Shure honor the warentee (I have read that some people received their phones with the serial # removed).
These guys shipped same day.

I just purchased a pair from a company called stream line audio. They are a brick and mortar shop in Seattle that has a website saying they will meet or beat any price. I called up and they told me initially that they were selling them for $349. I asked them about the deal and they honored a price of $279 AND gave me free shipping. The key here is that they are a Shure authorized dealer. Other places online will sell you them for cheaper, but you might not be able to have Shure honor the warentee (I have read that some people received their phones with the serial # removed).
These guys shipped same day.

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This is interesting...how did you get them to match $279? I'll go with this site over eBay in a second but need to be armed with all the information as possible. I'm seriously looking into getting these.

I just purchased a pair from a company called stream line audio. They are a brick and mortar shop in Seattle that has a website saying they will meet or beat any price. I called up and they told me initially that they were selling them for $349. I asked them about the deal and they honored a price of $279 AND gave me free shipping. The key here is that they are a Shure authorized dealer. Other places online will sell you them for cheaper, but you might not be able to have Shure honor the warentee (I have read that some people received their phones with the serial # removed).
These guys shipped same day.

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Like what MadDog said, could you elaborate more? I'm here from Seattle but I don't really know how you brought that price down.

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